How to Be the Startup Hero

A Guide and Textbook for Entrepreneurs and Aspiring Entrepreneurs

By: Tim Draper

Narrated by: Lauren Goode

Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

I hope this audiobook will inspire you to act. To think big. To fulfill your vision. To go full speed ahead.

I want to take you closer to your goals, whether they be building a billion-dollar unicorn company, starting a revolution, or just better understanding change of any kind starts with you. You can be the startup hero.

This audiobook is divided into two parts. Part one centers around a pledge that will guide you in your startup hero journey. It's a set of principles distilled with stories, insights, and questions. Part two is a toolkit for approaching your current or future venture.

I implore you: listen to this audiobook, try this audiobook, do this audiobook, play this audiobook, absorb this audiobook, experience this audiobook. It might surprise you. It might thrill you. It might drive you. It might kill you. At the very least, I hope it will give you a perspective on how real progress is made, and at the very best, it might just change your life.

©2017 Timothy Draper (P)2018 Timothy Draper

Excellent book

A somewhat different style from the rest of startup books, but coming from a man who wears a bitcoin tie - it’s exactly what you expect. Some great insights and I am certainly tempted to give Draper University a go.

Roman
CEO, Splento

Life Changing Book!

This book will absolutely steer you in the direction you need to be! Highly Recommended. Thank You Tim Draper.

The ultimate guid for the entrepreneur journey

I loved this book. It is a rich source of advice that can help entrepreneurs avoid painful mistakes. This book is for all types and stages of startups. This book goes from choosing the right market, to developing the idea, to making it successful, and how to get the right funding and scale. Tim shares his life long experience investing in startups and has helped as many as 35 startups to become unicorns. Tim challenges the status quo and shows that you can be anyone and build anything. He talks about bitcoin, viral marketing, and network effects. I cannot articulate how rich this book is – you must read it to find out for yourself.
Alaa - Founder AladdinB2B

narrating is average

the book is philosophical, but the narrating is not good. There were many mant times that I had to listen over and over again to understand which word the narrator said because she doesnt pronounce them clearly. many times I didn't understand and just went ahead. this makes listening not fun since not everything is understood, even though the author is very coherent and intelligent.

Priceless insights into how to create massive impact in the world

Tim Draper shares valuable stories, advice, insights into how to create massive impact in the world. A Startup Hero is a guidebook for all aspiring & existing Entrepreneurs 👌🏽🤩

fantastic. great for the risk masters in everyone

this book tells the truth about Entrepreneurship...a must read for seasoned and startup leaders everywhere.

Some useful tips buried between fluff

Skip to the last few chapters for what you're looking for, or get a more concise alternative.

Don't get me wrong, there IS useful advice in there, but it comes after long stories that don't amount to much, and a very long chapter about the author's bucket list that I skipped after it was clear it was not leading anywhere.

Inspiring guide to great entrepreneurship

The world of startup heros is revealed with humor and insights from one of the more well known VC in Silican Valley

I love it

This was a very insightful book. I love it. I want another book like it. It’s a great learning tool.

A Book from Planet Silicon Valley

I really tried to like this book, but Tim Draper's life story is from another time, place and maybe even planet. Growing up as he did in an incredibly privileged and globally established family his experiences and many of the recommendations in this book just don't translate to most of us who are trying to keep the lights on while trying to start their own business. Just like VC's love to give advice, mine is to re-position this book as memoir about Tim Draper's super life.